Delay Slams NBC Over Criminal Intent

[Gman]

Delay Slams NBC Over Criminal Intent

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/26/2005 6:50:00 PM

House Majority leader Tom Delay fired off a letter to NBC Universal Television Group President Jeffrey Zucker Thursday calling "a failure of stewardship of our public airwaves," and a "brazen lack of judgment" a shot taken at him during NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent finale May 25.

According to a transcript exerpt supplied B&C by Delay's office, the show's finale features a white supremacist who kills a judge's family, and the killing of an appellate judge. As the detectives hunt for the judge killer, one says: "Maybe we should put out an APB for somebody in a Tom DeLay T-Shirt."

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA604213.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP

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BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[KeepItReal]

1. Damn!! Too bad I don't watch that show. That line is priceless!

ha ha

[AuntiBush]

18. Really! A Knock-out Gem! Delay will Reap what he's Sown!

Can't wait to see how he worms out of this one.

:popcorn:

[devinsgram]

78. It is part of the Law and Order shows

I never miss them any of them and watch in reruns all the time. They are not afraid to knock repubicans.

[Pacifist Patriot]

105. I think I have seen every one before this season.

Haven't seen a single one this year. Just haven't had time. Can't wait for the reruns.

[napi21]

122. You're right, aand having Fred Thompson on didn't change it!

You do remember Fred Thompson was a Pub Senator before he retired and went back to acting.

[Cha]

2. Glad ol' tom delay

caught that!

He's right! It was "brazen"..kudos to nbc for havin the balls to do it!

[rodeodance]

7. te he ---

[noamnety]

3. If the shirt fits (nt)

[bunny planet]

48. Hey it's Keef's tie in your avatar.

Hi lwfern.
:hi:

[oldtime dfl_er]

4. Here's one!

www.cafepress.com/showtheworld

[kainah]

19. great shirt & strange related story

I liked the shirt and so I clicked over to cafepress. And clicked around the site a bit. Then clicked on one other DeLay bashing design and it was nostamj's site!

http://www.cafepress.com/nostamj

How I wish I could buy something from you, nostamj. We really miss you here.

Anyone want to interpret the DU energy behind this happening? It certainly seems to me to be a very strange 'coincidence.' And, no, I don't believe in coincidence. Guess Jeff just wanted to be remembered over here tonight. Maybe he's celebrating the Bolton vote.

:toast: to nostamj

[johnaries]

56. Oh boohoo, someone made an honest witicism at Tom's

expense.

Hey, Tom! If you're going to be a stinking asshole, you gotta expect to get wiped occasionally!

[neuvocat]

5. But the liberals are the ones who whine all the time, right?

[kainah]

6. good job, NBC!

And do you get the feeling the headline writer was having a bit of fun, too?

And what good timing ... what with the news from TX today as well.

[Career Prole]

8. Slam this, slam that...these people desperately need a new verb!

Hey Bug Boy...c'mere and let me show the nice newsman what slamming someone really means!
:evilgrin:

[saltpoint]

9. Tom mad. Tom not like tv news. TV news say mean things.

Tom call rich friends. Rich friends help Tom.

Tom mad.

= = =

Hell, it wasn't even a newscast! It was a drama.

[KaliTracy]

14. that didn't stop Quayle Speaking out about "Murphy Brown's" child out

of "wedlock" did it?

[Sydnie]

20. ROFLMAO!!!!!! No it didn't!

But Quayle was lucky he could even dress himself. With all the shit Delay slings you would think he could take a bit of ribbing. After all, his Boy George even took some recently to save his "cool" numbers. Didn't help, but it was damn funny all the same.

[saltpoint]

26. O god you're right. Quayle went all over the country, whining &

moralizing about that.

Dan Quayle discussing any topic at all is a pretty depressing thought, isn't it.

[KaliTracy]

51. just prooves they live in a world of fantasy... n/t

[saltpoint]

53. : )

[ooglymoogly]

120. you say potato and i say potatoe

[saltpoint]

129. LOL!

[mikelgb]

94. exactly

drama means more people were watching :popcorn:

[Skip Intro]

10. I'd support the rounding up of ALL people wearing tom delay shirts

not reallly, its a free country - which is what tom don't get

[high density]

11. hah, that sounds like a line from "Munch" (Richard Belzer)

but he's on the SVU show, not Criminal Intent, so I guess it wasn't him.

[lastliberalintexas]

96. I love Richard Belzer

Sharper, more intelligent, more informed and more aware than most of our elected officials. He seems like a great guy with a good sense of humor to boot!

And he's the only reason I even started watching the SVU show, though I now love the other cast members as well (they work really well together- if they're not friends IRL, you'd never know it). At this point I think it's probably the best of all the Law & Order incarnations, since the original is lost in my opinion so long as that jackass is playing the DA.

[Mythsaje]

12. Says a lot

about what kind of man DeLay is. Taking a shot at him is a "Failure of stewardship of our public airwaves?" Oh, puh-leeze. What a creep. Whatsamatter, Tom, skin too thin?

I'd call him a jackass, but that would be an insult...



...to jackasses.

[0007]

47. Brit Hume has real stewardship, 'eh?

Brit Hume is one insipid man.

[Mythsaje]

57. Know the name

but can honestly say I don't know who he is. I don't watch television news except on very rare occasions--haven't since their cheerleading operation during the Iraq invasion. I haven't trusted the tv news since long before that, but that little betrayal was the final straw.

[0007]

149. ....in this case I'd say ignorants is bliss.

[Eloriel]

13. Oh, I rather think the "brazen lack of judgment" was DeLay's

and he should STFU about the unflattering aftermath.

[Zan_of_Texas]

49. "The time will come..."

Gee, maybe their thinly-veiled threats against judges are biting them back....

Washington Post:

...House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's comments last week following the death of a brain-damaged Florida woman, Terri Schiavo. DeLay (R-Tex.) rebuked federal and state judges who had ruled in the Schiavo case, saying, "The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior."

{Then, his Texas colleage followed up the remarks:}

In a Senate floor speech in which he sharply criticized a recent Supreme Court ruling on the death penalty, {John} Cornyn (R-Tex.) -- a former Texas Supreme Court justice and member of the Judiciary Committee -- said Americans are growing increasingly frustrated by what he describes as activist jurists.

"It causes a lot of people, including me, great distress to see judges use the authority that they have been given to make raw political or ideological decisions," he said. Sometimes, he said, "the Supreme Court has taken on this role as a policymaker rather than an enforcer of political decisions made by elected representatives of the people."

Cornyn continued: "I don't know if there is a cause-and-effect connection, but we have seen some recent episodes of courthouse violence in this country. . . . And I wonder whether there may be some connection between the perception in some quarters, on some occasions, where judges are making political decisions yet are unaccountable to the public, that it builds up and builds up and builds up to the point where some people engage in, engage in violence. Certainly without any justification, but a concern that I have." Cornyn, who spoke in a nearly empty chamber, did not specify cases of violence against judges.

Senator Links Violence to 'Political' Decisions
'Unaccountable' judiciary raises ire.
By Charles Babington
The Washington Post
Tuesday 5 April 2005
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26236-2005Apr4.html

[DuaneBidoux]

15. Jesus, is the media beginning to have some balls?

[wicket]

16. BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

OMG, this RULES! :rofl:

nominated.

:kick:

[IndianaGreen]

52. ROTFLMAO

And DeLay is so stupid that by making hay out of it, he lets people like me that did not watch the show know about it.

What a moron!

[wicket]

83. me too!

This is the first I had heard about it, thanks to Tom Delay calling my attention to it! :rofl:

[geckosfeet]

113. me three,,, I NEVER watch television,,,, good to hear about this

[LibDemAlways]

101. My first reaction too.

Most people who saw it probably had no clue who Delay was anyway, and that line flew right over their heads. If he had kept his mouth shut, this thread probably wouldn't exist.

[Sequoia]

112. And it help the ratings and more people will watch

Oh, that NBC is clever. Took a clue from Homer's Cookoo Banannas maybe?

[Carla in Ca]

143. That was my first thought, too!

He shouldn't have made such a big deal over it. Oh, wait, that would mean that he has class and dignity....sorry, what was I thinking.

[Rose Siding]

17. In DeLays letter: "Amerrican..."

Moran. :evilgrin:

[IChing]

21. "brazen lack of judgment" Criminal Intent--------finale May 25.

that sort of says it all doesn't it?

[Rainscents]

22. BWAAAAAHAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAA!!!

This is too funny! Tom can't handle the truth, poor Tommy!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[matt2050]

23. check out the article...

in it is the quote: "When a responsible journalist like Brit Hume made an inquiry into such comments, he quickly understood...."

Ha! there are a lot of terms used to describe Brit Hume responsible isn't one of them. Generally, I use Ass hat!

Of course he understood, he got the memo.

[McCamy Taylor]

24. ROFLMAO! Here I am playing worlds tiniest violin for the Hammer.

Delay can dish it out but he sure cant take it! What a pussy!

[OldLeftieLawyer]

40. HEY!

Watch that "pussy" stuff.

My pussy's a beer-drinking leftie ...................

[BattyDem]

25. Same old sh*t with the GOP ...

they can insult, ridicule, slander and threaten anyone they damn well please, but as soon as someone does it to them, they go nuts! They can dish it out, but they can't take it. They are so f*cking childish, aren't they? :nopity:

Hey Delay .... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! :rofl: :evilgrin: :rofl: :evilgrin: :rofl: :evilgrin:

[Longhorn]

114. I'm sure they were equally upset when the term "Lewinskied"

was used to refer to oral sex on the original L&O a couple of years ago.

[AlCzervik]

27. Somebody better call a waaaaambulance for the crybaby cockroach.

[Cha]

135. delay..

[Robbien]

28. Having Delay accuse someone of a brazen lack of judgment is

like a frog telling someone they are ugly.

[guruoo]

29. Clip, please!

I want a clip of this sooo bad!

[lonestarnot]

30. Heeehehehehehe want a T SHIRT!

[Cobalt Violet]

31. Recomemded! That's a keeper!

:+

[Pithy Cherub]

32. Gasping for breath I am laughing so hard!

:rofl: DeLay hoisted (& royally roasted) on his own petard! :rofl:

Law & Order: Criminal Intent :applause: :woohoo: :applause:

on edit: had to spell criminal right as a tip to deLay!:evilgrin:

[HuskiesHowls]

33. I managed to catch that one

and just about fell out of my chair. I couldn't believe that something like that got past the censors!!

It had to be the best line in the show.

[bunny planet]

34. Slam away Bugman, you're going down.

Buh-bye.

[Ayesha]

39. asdf

I saw this last night and my partner and I both applauded.

Also on SVU this week, they had a Gulf War Syndrome type case and the female DA was kicking some ass. She subpoenaed Donald Rumsfeld! We cheered for that too. Law & Order (all of 'em) rock.

[bunny planet]

46. I'm so bad with remembering all the abbreviations,

What does asdf stand for?

[Ayesha]

67. asdf

It's just something you type in when you're too lazy to put in a subject . It's commonly used on dailykos and other blogs.

[alcibiades_mystery]

100. right

it's what you learn first in typing class: asdf jkl; (your starting finger position for touch typing)...

[berni_mccoy]

35. "a failure of stewardship" and

"brazen lack of judgement"

Mr. Delay, I couldn't have said it any better myself... ABOUT YOU!!!!

Take a good look in the f*****g mirror!

That's what NBC should say in response!

[Redstone]

36. What a fucking whining wanker.

"Equating the First Amendment with terrorism" is exactly what you and your slimeball toadies have been doing for years, you manky hypocrite!

So how does your own medicine taste there, bugboy?

Not too great, huh?

Redstone

[jmcon007]

37. Here's the part I like.....

DeLay:

"I can only assume last night's slur was in response to comments I have made in the past........When a responsible journalist like Brit Hume made an inquiry into such comments, he quickly understood them to be limited to Congress's oversight responsibilities and nothing more."

Well, that should settle it for everyone. When you've got a relentless gumshoe like Hume on the prowl with his crack investigative journalism talents, what more do we need?

[OldLeftieLawyer]

41. Yeah, well,

Mr. DeWorstLayIEverHad is real fast to mouth off about judges and make implicit threats to the judiciary, but one small - and deadly accurate - topical observation in a TV drama - it's FICTION, asshole - gets him all wronged and whining and righteous.

Public figure, Tom - that's what you are. That's what you wanted. Now, eat it.

Sort of like the kid who killed his parents demanding mercy from the court because he's an orphan.

[Cha]

136. The definition of

chutzpah!

[Vickers]

81. "a relentless gumshoe like Hume on the prowl"

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:
:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[ooglymoogly]

118. when i hear brit hume

all i hear is a giant suck up sound from an echo chamber

[ooglymoogly]

119. and what about respected bush cheerleader extraordinare wolf blitzer

the same yawning suck up echo chamber drivel supporting TOM DEADLAY INTENT

[TankLV]

148. OK - so NOW he's all for congress's OVERSIGHT function?!?!

Gee - I thought we were all told how the congress should just be a rubberstamp for bunkerboy's choices?

Do we detect another double-standard here?!?!?!

I'm all confused now - again!

Do they even bother to remember what they just said from moment to moment?

[CitySky]

38. tetchy, tetchy!

Where was good ol' Tom last week, instead of running to the defense of "Commander Cuckoobananas?" What, TV shows only outrage TD when they make fun of HIM? For something he actually did say?

These lines are great. They almost make me wish I watched some TV every now and then.

but not really. ;)

[jayctravis]

42. Methinks Delay doth protest too much.

[Helga Scow Stern]

43. I cheered when I heard that line. n/t

[dec1549]

44. Delay Slams NBC Over Criminal Intent

Well, now isn't the bug exterminator a public figure? Doesn't that mean that he can be ridiculed in any public forum? I'm really surprised that he is aware that his rantings since the Schiavo case were so out of line that he's being referred to on a national TV show. Then again, I doubt many of his followers watch a show as intelligent as any of the the "Law and Order" shows. So he really has nothing to worry about. They're too busy watching "King of the Hill."

[AverageJoe]

85. King of the Hill is a great show

It's probably my favorite current TV show. King of the Hill is smart and funny. It perplexes me how often I see it slammed on this board.

I don't like any of the Law & Order shows because I believe they promote a culture of fear which makes it easier for people to be controlled. (There is a large body of research on the issue of violent television programming, like cop shows, creating such a mindset in viewers. It was pioneered by a man named George Gerbner and it's called "Culitivation Theory.")

That said, I say "Bravo!" to NBC for the Delay slam!

[lastliberalintexas]

98. King of the Hill is hilarious

When you understand the Texas steretyoes at work there, you also understand that it's the right wingers getting slammed on that show too. I've never seen anyone here bash it, but I'd just have to say that the bashers don't understand the Texas idiots and idiocies with which the show deals. :)

[silvermachine]

107. I think it's a very even handed show...

...and smart, sly, and hilarious!!! The right takes more than it's share of lumps on the show. Bobby is such a sweet kid and the "supporting cast" of Dale, Bill, Boomhauer, John Redcorn at al are too funny.

[0007]

45. Brit Hume does indeed understand an inartfully Tom DeLay.

"When a responsible journalist like Brit Hume made an inquiry into such comments, he quickly understood them to be limited to Congress's oversight responsibilities and nothing more."

Is this classic comedy or what? Tis hilarious!!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

50. Bugman, once you make a statement like your did you own those words.

There are no refunds and no exchanges, they're with you for life. If you don't like the repercussions, that's too bad.

Poor little Tommy, everyone's always picking on him. :D

[Selteri]

54. LOL - Why not Bill Maher is suppsed to be Treasonous! NT

[truthisfreedom]

55. that made me smile until my lips cracked. but it's okay, i don't care

that it hurts. it's worth it.

[proud patriot]

58. What a whiney wimp DeLay is

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :cry: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[ms liberty]

59. I always watch all the L&O shows and saw this...

My husband and I gave it a big WOOOOOYEA. We'd noticed that Dick Wolff has begun to be rather more critical of the repukes lately, and I like it. I think the judges thing really pushed his buttons.

And hey Tom you dipwad: Just because the only amendment you honor is the 2nd, doesn't mean the others don't count. They are all equal to the other in importance. And freedom of speech comes FIRST in the Bill of Rights. You want to go by order of ratification, okay, freedom of speech would still be FIRST. So get over it. We know all you're selling is snake oil, we know it stinks, and we're not buying it.

[Cha]

137. Dick Wolf has become

more critical lately and I couldn't be happier. I wouldn't even watch his shows for awhile cause I thought they were toeing some sort of repuke line.


I'm a CSI(William Peterson does Not like bush..read a Rolling Stone article on him) girl, anyway, but it's really nice to have show on nbc being aware of what's happening in politics and not afraid to comment on it.

[roguevalley]

145. D'Nofrio (sorry, spelling wrong but the lead in CI) HATES bush

so much that after the election he fell apart. He ended up in the hospital twice and they had to tell everyone on the set not to discuss politics, he was so flattened over Bush getting in again. I love that man.

[Lorien]

60. "A brazen lack of judgment" kind of describes

Delays entire career!

[Albert Cirrus]

61. Clinton

The repugnicans would never give the same respect to Clinton.

Clinton becomes the butt of every joke for over 2 years and never complained. That punk ass Delay reacts to a little joke. All the Nazi right-wing blogs are going wild. Luckily for Delay, 2/3 of the country doesn't even know his name.

[Knight of Ni]

62. What would Detective Goren say to DeLay?

"Mr DeLay, I noticed you keep...whining about a TV show. That's one of the...classic symptoms of...Assholeism."

[KT2000]

125. Good One!!

:rofl:

[keopeli]

63. Inartful - the new word

"I have explained all such comments - even those inartfully made and taken out of context - on numerous occasions, including with representatives of your network."

I keep running the spell check and it keeps telling me that "inartfully" is not a word in the English language.

So, I've taken the liberty of authoring the definition:

in·art·ful (ĭn-ärt'fəl) pronunciation
adj.

1. Not lawful; illegal.
2. Contrary to accepted morality or convention; illicit.
3. Of, relating to, or being a child or children born to unmarried parents.

I base this on the origin of the word, as it was invented to describe the following comment by Delay:

After the passing of Terry Schiavo in spite of the unprecedented intervention of Congress and the Administration into a local controversy over marriage rights, Delay released the following statement:

http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=45102

"Mrs. Schiavo's death is a moral poverty and a legal tragedy. This loss happened because our legal system did not protect the people who need protection most, and that will change. The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior, but not today. Today we grieve, we pray, and we hope to God this fate never befalls another. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Schindlers and with Terri Schiavo's friends in this time of deep sorrow."

And, of course, the law that was allegedly broken:

Federal criminal statute, 18 U.S.C. §115 (a)(1)(B).

“Whoever threatens to assault…. or murder, a United States judge… with intent to retaliate against such… judge…. on account of the performance of official duties, shall be punished ”

This possible violation was addressed by Senator Lautenberg:

http://rawstory.com/exclusives/byrne/lautenberg_letter_delay_schiavo_401.htm

Delay's belated apology referred to his "inartful" remarks.

At a news conference yesterday, DeLay said those comments were made in an "inartful way," adding, "I shouldn't have said it that way, and I apologize for saying it that way." DeLay also expressed regret for failing to "explain it or clarify my remarks." He tried to explain ... his remarks by noting he was "passionate, particularly the moment and the day that Terri Schiavo was starved to death."

Notice that Delay never denies he means to take retribution against the persons responsible.

http://www.americanprogressaction.org/site/pp.asp?c=klLWJcP7H&b=508533

Before apologizing, Delay spent two weeks saying things like:

DeLay's spokesman, Dan Allen, said that "bjective observers know that Majority Leader DeLay was once again expressing his disappointment in how the courts clearly ignored the intent of the legislation that was passed. To suggest otherwise is simply obscene."

and

...six days after his initial remarks, DeLay responded to Lautenberg and refused to back down, instead taking the opportunity to attack Lautenberg. DeLay said that any criticism of his remarks "reveals either ignorance or contempt for the framework of checks and balances that make our constitutional republic possible." DeLay added that "nothing in my statement was threatening, irresponsible, dangerous, inappropriate, intimidating, or reckless.… No sincere interpretation of my statement could lead a reader to any other conclusion."

Now, according to my Constitutional knowledge, the House of Representatives has no oversight over the judicial branch. That means that a comment such as "The time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior" can not refer to lawful proceedings that Mr. Delay may direct. Therefore, "Whoever threatens to assault…" is a plausible argument for an indictment. Denials are after the fact.

--

As for the unwed parents meaning, here's a sample sentence:

As the adopted daughter of Rachel, who's father abondonded her before birth, the inartful child Ann had no hope of salvation.

[proud2BlibKansan]

64. bwahahahahaha

If the shoe fits . . .


:rofl:

[K8-EEE]

65. He's Pig-Bitin' Mad~

As Stephanie Miller would say, ha!

Free speech is a bitch for the dictatorship class...they love our freedom! Except when they don't.

Anybody in a Tom Delay Tshirt is a DEFINITE SUSPECT! Of something...

[NightOwwl]

66. Rumor is, Vincent D'Onofrio, the star of the show...

fainted on set a few months ago because he was so stressed out about Bush *winning* the election. He has a lot of say, so I would not be surprised if this slam on Delay was his idea.

Last week's episode was based on Bernard Kerik, down to the three mistresses and the condo overlooking Ground Zero. Well, except for the part where he murdered someone. Anyway, this is not the first time the show has ripped on this administration, but it was definitely the most obvious. It's a great show and you should catch it if you get a chance.

[Cha]

138. That's interesting about

Vincent D'Onofrio..I had read that he fainted or collapsed(from exhaution I thought).

It's funny cause I read somewhere, a while ago, that Dick Wolf was the republican and CSIs were the Dems(or some such label)..I guess all that has changed if it ever were.

[Judi Lynn]

68. That's only one shoe dropping, Tom.

We're coming to get you.

[SoCalDem]

69. I caught that.. Loved it :)

Poor Tommy.. That exoskeleton is getting thinner by the hour:) Get out the flit-gun..

[magellan]

70. Dear Mr. Delay

The Constitutionally protected right that allows you -- a Congressman -- to publicly egg on the rabid self-Righteous against "activist judges" without being thrown in jail for inciting violence, also allows NBC to air a FICTION drama that calls you on your bad judgement.

Besides, Criminal Intent did it with far more class than you deserve.

Cry me a river, you democracy-hating wanker. And be careful how you treat your corporate buddies, like Zucker. They might realize the price for kissing your Repuke butt is too high.

[rpannier]

71. That is quite funny.

I realize we were mad about al michaels comment about "flip-flops" on Monday night football. But, since no pukes complained I don't see why we should care.

[BR_Parkway]

72. a failure of stewardship of our public airwaves - so OxyRush, InSannity

and the others on hate radio should be the role models for this? Seems like I have to agree with Delay than - NBC should have gone much further and been more mouthy about it. Then they would have been proper stewards.

[SKKY]

73. Oh Boo-fuckin'-Hoo Thomas. Get over yourself. You're not...

...that freakin' important.

[Soth]

74. Forwarding a vote...

...to see Dr. Huang of SVU psychologically examine this nutcase.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

75. A perfect start to my day LOLOL

Way to go NBC!!

Pity is, they said T-shirt instead of underoos.

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

:rofl:

[muchacho]

76. okay

so the FCC is also part of the revenge task force...I get it now..it's all so simple like a well oiled machine (gun).

Truth hurts eh DeLay?...you piece of shit.

[Blue Gardener]

77. Let's hope NBC doesn't cave

And issue a public apology. We need the media to stand up to them for a change.

[Massachusetts]

79. "Delay Slams NBC Over Criminal Intent"

=

[BrklynLiberal]

131. Twins separated at birth?

[Window]

80. LOL! Bless his little heart.

.

[steve2470]

82. Delay speaks as a true fascist nt

[Robworld]

84. At least fictional TV shows are taking a stand against the right wing.

Daily show, The Simpsons, SNL (the news segments) Family Guy, American Dad and I guess this show seem to be the only things on TV that speak honestly against Bush and the Right wing wackos.

http://www.dumdumgoestothecircus.com/

[TheGunslinger]

86. Art imitates life, TommyBoy....SUCK ON IT!

:rofl:

[Bridget Burke]

87. NBC thanks Tom for the free publicity!

I hadn't been watching the Law & Order spinoffs, so I missed this.

Now, I'll be sure to tune in for re-runs!

[trapper914]

88. The Only Reason He's Upset...

...is that the sheeple might actually pay attention to what Delay says and does if it's referenced in entertainment programming. Lord knows, most of them don't pay attention to the news.

[johnlal]

89. Delay can dish it out, but he can't take it.

He is just like the other Bushies. He talks tough and threatens judges, but when the heat is on him, he cries like a baby. WE know what he meant when he threatened those judges. Don't try to bull shit your way out of this one, Bug Man!

[JerseygirlCT]

90. Two words, Tommy-Boy: artistic freedom

it's called free speech, and I know you don't much like it. But at least for now, you still have to put up with it.

[SeanQ]

91. ROTFLMMFAO!!!!

:rofl:

[ashling]

92. DeLay Fumes At 'Law & Order' Quip

May 27, 2005




(CBS/AP) House Majority leader Tom Delay fired off a letter to NBC Universal Television Group President Jeffrey Zucker Thursday calling "a failure of stewardship of our public airwaves," and a "brazen lack of judgment" a shot taken at him during NBC's "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" season finale May 25.

According to a transcript excerpt supplied to the magazine Broadcasting & Cable by Delay's office, the show's finale features a white supremacist who kills a judge's family, and the killing of an appellate judge. As the detectives hunt for the judge killer, Detective Alex Eames, played by Kathryn Erbe, said "Maybe we should put out an APB for somebody in a Tom DeLay T-Shirt."
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay accused NBC of "a failure of stewardship of our public airwaves." (Photo: AP)



"To compare such concerns, which, again, are shared by millions of Americans, to a violent crime is a reckless trivialization of a serious public issue."
House Majority Leader Tom Delay

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/05/27/politics/main698214.shtml


excuse me, but doesn't this describe DeLay's own comments?!!!!

[freedom_to_read]

99. somebody call the waaaaaahmbulance

[Beetwasher]

93. Way to Make A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLEHILL YOU DIMWIT!!!

Now everyone will remember those threatening statements you made at exactly the same time your PAC was found liable. Poor ole Tom, just doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut. Just when people were starting to sort of forget about him and move on. LOL!!!!!!

[oasis]

95. Delay's image as a "God fearin' Christian" has been damaged by NBC.

:eyes:The victim again.

At what point in your career will you take personal responsibility for your actions Tom?

[handywork]

97. Oh DeLay

Maybe if you stopped insinuating people should kill judges NBC wouldn't say things like that.....:nopity:

[cordelia106]

102. Poor,poor Bugman

I have not been a viewer of Law and Order, until now.

[Javaman]

103. The hammer should be just The Ham now.

[redqueen]

104. Awwww, poor widdle Tom can't take a joke...

like anyone cares, Tom. You're a crook and you're goin' down.

[Aristus]

106. I saw that episode! I nearly fell out of my chair when she said that.

My wife (the Republican, but doesn't follow politics) was watching it with me, and I begged and prayed silently that she would ask me about it, what it meant and all, but she didn't. Oh well. Love the fact that it was said at all.......

[fob]

108. PLEASE make it a Federal Case Bugman! Do it! C'mon Bugman

bring it and bring it hard! Aim your full OUTRAGE at a FICTIONAL character on a TV show. C'mon asswipe you can do it!

This is why you press them Dems, once under pressure they make INSANE decisions!

[sleipnir]

109. I wish the Law and Order: CI would just arrest Delay and the Admin.

If "Criminal Intent" doesn't describe Tom Delay and BushCo....I don't know what would.

[iwantmycountryback]

110. Suck it Tom!

Great job by Law and Order CI! Maybe I'll start watching it now.

[Sequoia]

111. Poor wittle baby

I'm so-o-o-o sorry mean ole NBC did that, gosh darn how dare they insult Chimpy's good buddy. DeLay is more of a laughing stock then ever.

[The Night Owl]

115. Don't do the crime if you can't do the primetime, Tom.

What a jackass.

[Behind the Aegis]

116. The best line from another article...

This was from another article, which had the same as the first one (no DeLay letter).

"Creator/executive producer Dick Wolf added: "But I do congratulate Congressman DeLay for switching the spotlight from his own problems to an episode of a television show."

Now, THAT is funny!

[Cha]

139. OMG! This is such good news..

because as I said in an earlier post..I had read that Dick Wolf was suppose to be the more conservative and the CSIs were the Liberal shows.

Well, that seems to be all changed!:D

It Is Funny! The recons..always trying to deflect their own criminal activity on to someone or something else.

[RaleighNCDUer]

141. It hasn't necessarily changed at all. L&O doesn't have to stray

from conservative principles to go after Bushco. Bushco is not interested in law or order -- only power. All proper conservatives should be outraged by Delay, *, Rummy & the rest of the cabal.

[sonicx]

144. SVU doesn't seem conservative to me.

[ooglymoogly]

117. thank you tom deadlay for bringing this priceless line to our

attention....i didn't see that episode but eventually i see them all...something to look forward to...'"tom deadlay intent"', we love you for being a poster child for the pugs....lying,stupid cheating,ruthless, murdering, hypocrites that you are....from now on in my books ye shall be known of as "TOM DEADLAY INTENT"

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

121. Aw po po witto Tommy

[lwin]

123. Cry me a river, Bugman

Hit a little too close to the truth for ya, huh?

[ClintonTyree]

124. If the foo shits...

wear it. :rofl: I think the old bugman has a guilty conscience, as well he should. You can't come out and say stupid things like DeLay has and not expect it to come back and bite you in the ass.
Bugboy deserved it and he should quit whining like a little girl about it. :cry:

[Infomaniac]

126. Um, Tom

Um, Tom. It's a tv show and, um, you're a public figure. Remember? You have a seat in the House of Represenatives? Anything ringing a bell there, Tommy? Remember all that foaming at the mouth you did about "activist judges" back in March? Apparently, the writers for Law & Order did. Remember next time when you're trashing people and calling them names that labels can stick to you too. You judge-hating, power-crazy, unethical bug-zapping freakshow.

[tammywammy]

127. Follow up quote from Dick Wolf

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,157850,00.html


"Law & Order" creator/executive producer Dick Wolf (search) fired back, "Up until today, it was my impression that all of our viewers understood that these shows are works of fiction . . . but I do congratulate Congressman DeLay for switching the spotlight from his own problems to an episode of a TV show."

[Deja Q]

128. Public figure, his name is wide open and he's stuck with it.

DeLay can go sit on his favorite finger then spin on it.

[frankly_fedup2]

130. Tom Delay is so arrogant and obnoxious that if he could have EVERYTHING. .

his way, he would be the judge, jury, and really shine as the executioner. Tom Delay needs to growup and pretend to be a real man.

They are saying now that his nickname is, "The Hammer." What happened to "Hot Tub Tom?" Oh, that's right, he got saved and is a good Christian by emulating the life of Christ.

I cannot even imagine anyone calling that wimpy, prissy man "The Hammer." He reminds me of Pat on SNL. If someone hadn't told me that his name was Tom, I wouldn't be too sure of his gender. He looks like a sex change halfway through to me.

I'm not saying those things above to be mean, I'm just being honest about my opinion. When I see him speaking on the news with that fake smile I almost get nauseous.

The first time I heard of Tom Delay was when he used the Dept of Homeland Security to hunt for Democratic Congressmen who disappeared to keep from a vote going to the floor in Texas for rezoning. The Dems said they had to leave if they wanted to survive; otherwise, there would be no Democratic voice in Texas. Hmmmmmmm . . .kind of sounds like America as a whole.

Tom Delay got his panties in a wad when he brought the Schiavo case to National attention. He filed a complaint with the judges and, yet again, they ruled against him. WHAT? How dare they. Do they not know they are dealing with Tom Delay? Yeah, the judges knew, but the judges also knew that per the constitution, and the way the laws were written, the Schiavo case had many decisions and they all were the same. The husband was the family that would make her final decisions for her.

Tom Delay got his position by going behind the back of a fellow Republican and rallying up others against Trent Lott and the statement he made. At that time, I did not feel that Trent Lott should not resign; however, for some reason, the whole senate turned against Lott as well as the House. Was it Cheney or Bush who felt it would be best if he resigned so the parties could move on to the peoples' business? I cannot remember, but Trent Lott was an obedient little Republican and did as he was told.

Lott's dilemma was nothing compared to Dela's. I, personally, did not think that Lott meant his statement as a racist remark. Others may disagree but we all can agree to disagree.

What got me was that Bush cut his 5-day, usual Texas weekend, flew back to Washington, and signed the legislation into law. A law that only applied to one person. Now that's new, huh? Didn't the Courts that ruled against the new law rule that it was anti-Constitutional in itself, and so there was no reason for the courts to hear the case again.

Well, Delay must have never been told no before because since then, he has attacked every judge in the U.S. His words have been threatening, to a certain extent.

Tom Delay stands there and talks about stem-cell research being the "dismemberment of a human being." Someone needs to set him down and let him watch the films I had to watch as a kid in school regarding sex education, the ovaries, the egg, the sperm, and then the very important part about the egg attaching itself (no, it's not even an embryo at this point. It is considered a zygote. A zygote that looks exactly like any other mammal's zygot. It's the DNA splitting of the cells that changes the zygot into an embryo that then must attach itself to the uterine wall. By not doing so, that is why that uterine wall comes out every month -- (cramps).

OMG don't tell Delay. He'll blame every woman who has a monthly period of menses-induced, zygotic abortions.

I could go on all day (obviously), but when I hear Tom Delay I just hope I hear the words "has been convicted."

[lovuian]

132. Made my day Thanks!!!

HA HA HA!!!

[yorkiemommie1]

133. typical bully ....

can dish it out but can't take it. big blabbering BABY!!!!:cry:

[Piperay]

134. Awwwwww, crybaby Tommy

whine, whine, whine about everything. Bwahahahahahaha :rofl:

[sarcasmo]

140. Criminal Intent is my new favorite show. Like Zucker is going to care

what he has to say.

[wclubin]

142. yeah funny, awesome!

[jor_mama]

146. Don't you think if he knew he weren't guilty that he would have just ...

... laughed at that statement?

[AspenRose]

147. There's a reason why they say "Ripped from the headlines"

on "Law & Order", you idiot....:eyes:

[AuntiBush]

150. "Maybe we should put out an APB for somebody in a Tom DeLay T-Shirt."

Sounds like a winner to me! :thumbsup:

Got my :popcorn: ready for that one! Of course, * has the judges all wrapped-up so, so much for "Democracy."

I want my country back. :(